Understanding Contemporary Africa, 6th edition
  • 2020/479 pages
  • Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World

Understanding Contemporary Africa, 6th edition

Peter J. Schraeder, editor
Paperback: $35.00
ISBN: 978-1-62637-894-0
Ebook: $35.00
ISBN: 978-1-62637-915-2
The sixth edition of Understanding Contemporary Africa, and the first under the editorship of Peter Schraeder, combines the strengths of the previous editions with coverage of new topics suggested over the years by the many instructors who regularly assign the text in their classes.

Entirely new chapters on the politics of public health, the changing roles of women, LGBTIQ rights, environmental challenges, and population and urbanization, along with new treatments of such classic topics as geography, history, politics, economics, international relations, and more, make for an unparalleled introduction to the complexities of Africa today.

Peter J. Schraeder is professor of political science and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago.